MEXICO CITY June 30 A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico early on Wednesday, shaking buildings in Mexico City, the U.S. Geological Survey and Reuters witnesses reported.The quake’s epicenter was 8 miles (14 km) east of Oaxaca, Mexico, the USGS said. The quake was felt in Mexico City, where some people fled their houses in the city center, a Reuters witness reported..(Reuters)
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6.5-magnitude earthquake struck southern Mexico
Posted: June 30, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Civil engineering, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Earthquakes in California, Environment, Geology, Guatemala earthquake, Mechanics, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico City,Delegaciones del Distrito Federal,Mexico, Oaxaca, Oaxaca,Oaxaca,Mexico, Reuters, Seismology, Thomson Reuters Group Ltd
earthquake estimated at magnitude 5.1 and centered near the California-Mexico
Posted: May 19, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Calexico, Calexico,California,United States, California, California,United States, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Earthquakes in California, Environment, Geology, Imperial, Imperial and San Diego, Imperial County, Imperial County,California,United States, Inglewood earthquake, Irvine, Long Beach, LOS ANGELES, Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles,California,United States, Mechanics, Mexico, Natural disasters, Newport-Inglewood Fault, San Diego, San Diego,California,United States, Seismology, the Los Angeles Times, USD
LOS ANGELES, May 18 An earthquake estimated at magnitude 5.1 and centered near the California-Mexico border was felt across a wide area Tuesday, authorities said.The quake apparently an aftershock from the 7.2-magnitude quake that struck Mexicali April 4 hit at 5:38 p.m. PDT, 19 miles southwest of Calexico in Imperial County, the Los Angeles Times reported. The quake was felt in a large area of the border region but there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, the newspaper said.
Two people died in Mexicali in the April 4 quake, which also caused substantial property damage — including an estimated $91 million damage in California.The U.S. Geological Survey heard from people in Imperial and San Diego counties who said they felt Tuesday’s quake. People also reported feeling it in Irvine, Long Beach and Los Angeles.(UPI)
5.0 earthquake struck northern California's Napa region on Friday
Posted: May 1, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Alum Rock earthquake, California, California,United States, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Earthquakes in California, Environment, Geography of California, Geology, Inglewood earthquake, Mechanics, Napa, SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco,California,United States, Seismology, Washington, Washington,United States
WASHINGTON, April 30 A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck northern California’s Napa region on Friday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.The quake hit 7 miles/11 km northeast of Napa at a depth of 3 miles (5 km). The temblor could not be felt in San Francisco, a witness said.(Reuters)
5.9-magnitude earthquake hit near the Pacific island of Tonga on Thursday
Posted: April 22, 2010 in breaking newsTags: American Samoa, Apia, Apia,Tuamasaga,Samoa, Carol Baqui, Colorado, Colorado,United States, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Environment, geophysicist, Golden, Golden,Colorado,United States, Hawaii, Hawaii,United States, Hihifo, Historic tsunamis, island of Tonga, Julie Dutton, Nature, New Zealand, Oceanography, officer, Pacific rim, Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, Physics, Ring of Fire, Samoa, Samoa earthquake, Tonga, Tsunami, WELLINGTON, Wellington,Wellington Region,New Zealand
WELLINGTON, New Zealand A 5.9-magnitude earthquake hit near the Pacific island of Tonga on Thursday, but no casualties or damage were reported and no tsunami warning was issued.The quake struck 65 miles (135 kilometers) northeast of Hihifo, Tonga, at a depth of 21 miles (35 kilometers).Many residents of American Samoa felt the quake and went out to look at the ocean while listening to radio broadcasts.
“Nothing is registered on our censors for tsunami waves,” according to Carol Baqui, a forecaster with the American Samoa weather service.No tsunami warning was issued by the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center in Hawaii.
Police in the Samoan capital, Apia, said they had no reports on the temblor. “We didn’t feel any earthquake,” an officer, who declined to be named, said.Julie Dutton, a geophysicist with the U.S. Geological Survey in Golden, Colorado, it was a relatively small quake.”Right now we don’t have any reports of it being felt. It’s pretty far off the coast so we’re not anticipating anything damaging,” Dutton said.Preliminary estimates put the quake at 6.2, but that was later downgraded to 5.9.
A magnitude 8.0 earthquake close to neighboring Samoa last Sept. 29 killed 34 people in American Samoa, 183 in Samoa and nine in Tonga, when tsunami waves up to 46 feet (14 meters) high crashed ashore. It also created a sea floor fault up to 190 miles (300 kilometers) long and 23 feet (7 meters) deep.About 90 percent of the world’s temblors occur in the so-called “Ring of Fire” – an arc of earthquake and volcanic zones that stretches around the Pacific Rim.(AP)
KABUL, An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook the mountains in the north of the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, Monday morning, killing at least 7 people and injured 30 others
Posted: April 19, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Afghanistan, Asia, Baghlani Jadid District, Baghlani Sakhi, communications equipment, deputy governor, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Environment, Geography, Hindu Kush earthquakes, Kabul, Kabul,Afghanistan, Mazar, Samangan Kulam Baghlani Sakhi, Samangan Province, Samangan Province,Afghanistan, Seismology, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan
KABUL, An earthquake measuring 5.3 on the Richter scale shook the mountains in the north of the capital of Afghanistan, Kabul, Monday morning, killing at least 7 people and injured 30 others. Before the quake struck at 01:00 local time or 03:30 o’clock AM in Samangan Province, halfway between Kabul and the city of Mazar-i-Sharif in the north. Said Deputy Governor of the Province of Samangan Kulam Baghlani Sakhi.
Roads and communications equipment in the area are classified as difficult, and need long time to submit reports about the victims to the authorities. The quake was felt up in Kabul and neighboring countries, like Uzbekistan and Tajikistan.
Baghlani said the three adjoining districts are also affected by the earthquake. At least 300 homes were damaged and dozens of cattle died as a result of the disaster. Landslides triggered by the earthquake has closed some roads and make the winding road in a mountainous area that became increasingly difficult to pass.
“The quake was felt in the remote mountain areas,” said Baghlani. He also said the three units of civil defense forces have been sent to inspect the damage and casualties. Hindu Kush region classified as earthquake prone, especially along the plate meeting the Indian subcontinent and continental plates. In 1998, a pair of earthquakes measuring 5.9 and 6.6 SR SR struck the Afghan border with Tajikistan. Two earthquakes killed more than 6,000 people. A 5.3 Richter quake also hit in the Baghlan province of Samangan in 2002, killing about 1,000 people.
earthquake at western Guatemala with 5.6 on the Richter scale
Posted: April 19, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Chiapas Mexico, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Environment, Geology, Guatemala, Guatemala earthquake, Mechanics, Richter magnitude scale, Seismological history of Japan, Seismology, Suchiate, Suchiate,Chiapas,Mexico, United States, Washington, Washington,United States
WASHINGTON, An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale shook western Guatemala, Sunday (18/4/2010), the USGS said.According to the U.S. agency’s earthquake, the quake occurred at 07:30 and centered at the location 23 miles east of Suchiate in the state of Chiapas Mexico and 35 miles west of Guatemala Retalhuleu.There are currently no reports of damage or casualties caused by the earthquake.
6.9 earthquake hit the San Diego area around 3:45pm today
Posted: April 5, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Astronomy, Baja California, Baja California,Mexico, California, California,United States, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Earthquakes, Earthquakes in California, Environment, Geology, Governor, Guadalupe Victoria, Inglewood earthquake, Lone Pine earthquake, Mechanics, Mexico, Quake, San Diego, San Diego,California,United States, SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco,California,United States, Seismology, TWITTER, Twitter Inc
6.9 earthquake hit the San Diego area around 3:45pm today, according to earthquake.usgs.gov. It is unclear what kind of damage was done, if any, but it is the third quake to hit with an epicenter in Baja, California this afternoon. Smaller aftershocks also occurred before and after the bigger jolt.
A 3.3 and 4.3 earthquake happened within a half hour of the biggest quake, and news sources are just starting to break the news about the big quake. Apparently the rattle lasted about 12 seconds, and Twitter was blowing up with people commenting on the rumble.
There were a few minor quakes in the San Francisco Bay Area today as well, but with magnitudes of less than 3.0. According to reports, today’s San Diego jolt occurred (16 miles) SSW of Guadalupe Victoria, Baja California, Mexico. The hypocentral depth was 20 miles, according to Stinque.com.
arthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale struck the region north of the Andaman Islands of India
Posted: March 31, 2010 in breaking newsTags: Aceh, Andaman Islands, California Integrated Seismic Network, Disaster_Accident, earthquake, Earthquake engineering, Environment, Geology, India, Nature, Network, Physics, Port Blair, Richter magnitude scale, Seismological history of Japan, Singapore, Sumatra earthquake, Tsunami, United States
Singapore – An earthquake measuring 6.4 on the Richter Scale struck the region north of the Andaman Islands of India, Tuesday, but no reports of damage.An earthquake initially estimated at magnitude 6.9 on the Richter Scale occurred 137 miles north of Port Blair, the territory has ever hit by massive tsunami in 2004.
California Integrated Seismic Network United States (U.S.) said the quake occurred at a depth of 28.6 miles was not triggered a tsunami.Andaman India participate sensed tsunami impact terrible destroying partly Province territory Nangroe Aceh Darussalam (NAD) and Nias, Sumut, on December 26 2004.sunami 2004 which reportedly killed about 230 thousand people in eight countries was triggered by an earthquake measuring more than nine on the Richter Scale.( Reuters)